TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2018 -- It sounds counterintuitive, but researchers report that writing a to-do list just before you hit the pillow might send you off to sleep more quickly.

The lab study included 57 university students who took five minutes before going to bed to either write down what they needed to do over the next few days, or to list the tasks they had completed during the previous few days.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2017 -- Too much time with relatives during the holidays can lead to what one psychotherapist calls "family burnout."

"I would describe family burnout as the feeling of not having satisfactory interactions with family members," said clinical psychologist Karen Lawson, an assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.